The Fix: March 18, 2007 - March 24, 2007

Wow. What a week. Former Sen. John Edwards's (D-N.C.) announcement on Thursday that his wife's cancer has returned -- but that he will remain in the race -- was yet another reminder of just how unpredictable politics can be. It's...

Former Sen. John Edwards' s announcement that his wife's cancer has returned but that he will remain an active candidate for president has captivated the political world. In an attempt to make sense of what impact the development will have...

Former Sen. John Edwards dispelled any speculation Thursday that he would curtail his presidential campaign activities after he and his wife, Elizabeth, revealed at a press conference in Chapel Hill that her cancer has returned. After spending several harrowing days...

The frenzy over whether or not Al Gore will run for president in 2008 reached a fever pitch yesterday as the former vice president testified in front of a House and a Senate committee about global warming. We've written extensively...

After weeks of speculation about who created the Orwellian, anti-Hillary Clinton ad, we now seem to know the answer. It was Philip de Vellis, a former staffer for Sen. Sherrod Brown's campaign and, until today, an employee of Blue State...

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said the only way Republicans can win the White House next year is with a relentless focus on the future, not the past. Newt Gingrich, the man who lead the 1994 GOP takeover of...

In today's Post Anne Kornblut and I detail the packed fundraising schedules of the 2008 presidential candidates and the near-nonstop spinning of their campaigns about how much money all that effort will produce by March 31. But, as always, we...

UPDATE, 6:30 p.m. ET: McInnis made it official this afternoon, releasing a statement to the press that the race wasn't right for his family. McInnis's departure leaves Republicans without an obvious candidate, although chatter surrounding a candidacy by former Rep....

Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D-La.) announced minutes ago that she will not stand for a second term this November, stepping aside from a race that many within her party did not believe she could win. Louisiania Gov. Kathleen Blanco (AP Photo)...

Much has been written about the attention that former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) has lavished on Iowa since the 2004 election. That media coverage, however, has overshadowed the fact that Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kans.) has worked quietly in recent years...

Late last week The Fix asked readers whether Sen. John Sununu's (R-N.H.) call for the resignation of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales would be the exception or the rule for endangered Republicans in 2008. Since that time, Sen. Gordon Smith (R-Ore.)...

It has become a pet project of ours at The Fix to track the YouTube videos that have Washington chattering. Today, we highlight a clip that has been on the site since March 5 but only of late is getting...

It's been only a week since former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) acknowledged that he is considering a run for president in 2008. But in that short time he has managed to generate considerable interest among grassroots activists and the national...